Kinda like everybody knows somebody who knows somebody who knows somebody..... We got turned on to this program just today and it happens there's a pickup location not a mile from our house. The program is called Angle Food Ministries and it's pretty cool. It works like this. You order a package and pay for it by the due date. The food arrives at the pickup location and is boxed by volunteers. You come and pick up your box on the date specified. To find a location near you just enter your zip code in the locater window. The monthly menu is posted on the site. I'm posting the link below. If anybody else has something that would help our family folks stretch their money, please post it up. Thanks, T-rad!


http://www.angelfoodministries.com:80/

 

We have nothing in our area but my sister (Oregon) is involved in the Gleaners organization. It is hard to find but is in many areas. She routinely picks up stuff and helps distribute it. The "stuff" she gets is items from reputable manufacturers and wholesalers that is going to wind up in a landfill if it doesn’t get picked up due to a lack of sales, overstock ect. It is perfectly good but cant be sold because of exp dates, blemishes and what not. If you do a good internet search you may find a Gleaners group in your area.

Had a hard time typing because of your Xmas poem. What a work of art!!

 

On the Border. Every weekday from 3-7 pm. Half priced appitizer. Me and the wife can go there, eat the chips and salsa, each order one appitizer with water and lemon (add sugar to make your own lemenade at no charge).

The bills runs right about $10.09 and we have what we call our date night and can sit for awhile and talk about crap.

 

if you've got a 12v... run 50% waste engine oils

 

As for the Angel Food Ministries. There is a location in Temecula, CA. I've used it a few times. The meats are not the greatest cuts but are tasty. Next door to that is the Food bank that sells food boxes that are supposed to feed a family of 4 for a week. Two boxes, one cold stuff, one shelf stable. Plus they will have boxes of vegetables for the pickings as well. Both are good deals.

 

The wife, daughter and I stopped eating out so much. Amazing how much is spent on dinners.

1-2-3... Great idea too. I'll have to find a place like that

 

yup, stopped eating on the road. had more fun and better food by waiting till we got home. shopped at SAVE A LOT fresher veggies, basics cost less.
one month's savings went to the new tv. gotta make this a habit now LOL

ordering stuff on line. saves our usual 200 mile roundtrip to go to the city.
DID get a tractor Supply in town! yippee, saves a lot of gas money now!
I am such a hick...

 

200 mile round trip ...WOW

 

Almost everybody here eats out for lunch. I bring mine, much cheaper and better for you. I ride my bike to work year round (+95 to -40), its only 3 miles and great cardio. Plus I have rock star parking with my bike instead of having to walk over 1 mile to the "low man on totem pole" parking lot.

 

We usually eat applebee's if my wife and I go out to eat for their half priced appetizers. Can usually leave there spending under $15 dollars. And If we order pizza we buy from one of the two places in town that sell their pizza for $5 for a large one topping.

Every little bit helps.
Cory

 

I ride my motorcycle 98% of the time, dont eat out much. Of course both of those I did before the "big hit"

 

I have been cutting down on the bar tabs and eating out, I think I have saved enough to feed ethiopia over the past month, had no idea how much it was adding up

 

allways been a cheap son of a gun so no real changes. found out the other day my ins company would check my credit rating and found out that i have a high rating saved me 200 bucks a year. my newest rig is a 2001. i buy old ones to bring back to life. still driving my 84 chev 6.2. would drive it across country tommorrow if need be. as far as food goes i donate to my local st.vincent depaul office at my church. we can food make our own sausage don't travel much. big garden. goes on and on.